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'We Have Only Just Begun' - Trump Sends Iran, Houthis Notice That 'Real Pain' Hasn't Even Started Yet

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President Donald Trump put both Iran and its proxy, the Houthi terrorists in Yemen, on notice Monday that “real pain is yet to come” if they continue to attack U.S. ships and otherwise threaten freedom of navigation around the Red Sea.

“The Iran-backed Houthi Terrorists have been decimated by the relentless strikes over the past two weeks. Many of their Fighters and Leaders are no longer with us. We hit them every day and night — Harder and harder,” Trump posted on Truth Social.

“Their capabilities that threaten Shipping and the Region are rapidly being destroyed. Our attacks will continue until they are no longer a threat to Freedom of Navigation,” he continued.

The president concluded, “The choice for the Houthis is clear: Stop shooting at U.S. ships, and we will stop shooting at you. Otherwise, we have only just begun, and the real pain is yet to come, for both the Houthis and their sponsors in Iran.”

On Tuesday, Trump also posted, “My telephone call with President [Abdel Fattah] El-Sisi, of Egypt, went very well. We discussed numerous topics, among which was the tremendous Military progress we have made against the Ship destroying Houthis in Yemen.”

Egypt controls the Suez Canal, through which Red Sea shipping passes.

If Iran’s fingerprints are found on a single Houthi munition that touches American property or people, should Trump militarily crush Iran?

Reuters reported last month that the monthly losses to Egypt from reduced traffic through the Suez Canal reached $800 million and resulted in $7 billion in lost revenue in 2024.

The New York Times reported in January that Houthis have carried out some 130 attacks on commercial ships since the Oct. 7, 2023, strike by Hamas against Israel, which sparked a war between the two.

Most ships have been avoiding the Red Sea and going around the tip of Africa to get from Asia to Europe, adding approximately 3,500 miles and 10 days to their route and causing a sharp rise in the cost of the goods being shipped.

Last month, the U.S. military appeared to be gearing up for a major operation in the Middle East, likely against the Houthis and maybe Iran. Reports suggest that there are already at least five B-2 bombers on the island of Diego Garcia, the joint United Kingdom-U.S. base in the Indian Ocean.

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In addition to B2 bombers, “Satellite imagery posted on social media shows three C-17 cargo planes and 11 KC-135 refueling tankers deployed to Diego Garcia in the past 48 hours, reinforcing its role as a U.S. staging ground. The buildup coincides with intensified U.S. strikes on the Houthis and growing warnings to Iran,” Newsweek noted last week.

Further, Politico reported that Trump sent a second aircraft carrier group to the region to augment the USS Harry S. Truman carrier strike group, which is currently operating in the Red Sea. Its deployment has been extended by at least a month, two defense officials told the outlet.

Meanwhile, the USS Carl Vinson carrier strike group is on its way to the region after conducting exercises in the East China Sea with the Japanese and South Koreans.

In a Truth Social post last month, Trump argued that the hundreds of attacks being made by the Houthis “all emanate from, and are created by Iran.”

“Any further attack or retaliation by the ‘Houthis’ will be met with great force, and there is no guarantee that that force will stop there. Iran has played ‘the innocent victim’ of rogue terrorists from which they’ve lost control, but they haven’t lost control. They’re dictating every move, giving them the weapons, supplying them with money,” the president continued.

“Every shot fired by the Houthis will be looked upon, from this point forward, as being a shot fired from the weapons and leadership of IRAN, and IRAN will be held responsible, and suffer the consequences, and those consequences will be dire!” he promised.

Based on the U.S. build-up in the region, Trump intends to back up his words with action and cause some “real pain.”

He and his national security team are acting decisively to re-establish the deterrence lost during the Joe Biden years.

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Randy DeSoto has written more than 3,000 articles for The Western Journal since he began with the company in 2015. He is a graduate of West Point and Regent University School of Law. He is the author of the book "We Hold These Truths" and screenwriter of the political documentary "I Want Your Money."
Randy DeSoto wrote and was the assistant producer of the documentary film "I Want Your Money" about the perils of Big Government, comparing the presidencies of Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama. Randy is the author of the book "We Hold These Truths," which addresses how leaders have appealed to beliefs found in the Declaration of Independence at defining moments in our nation's history. He has been published in several political sites and newspapers.

Randy graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point with a BS in political science and Regent University School of Law with a juris doctorate.
Birthplace
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Nationality
American
Honors/Awards
Graduated dean's list from West Point
Education
United States Military Academy at West Point, Regent University School of Law
Books Written
We Hold These Truths
Professional Memberships
Virginia and Pennsylvania state bars
Location
Phoenix, Arizona
Languages Spoken
English
Topics of Expertise
Politics, Entertainment, Faith




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